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B-47 'Stratojet': The Bomber Built to Hit Russia with Nukes in a War
The B-47 Stratojet was introduced in 1951 as a long-range, high-altitude, jet-powered strategic bomber. The B-47 was designed to avoid enemy interceptor aircraft and deliver nuclear weapons deep ...
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These Are The Six Times The USA Lost Nuclear Weapons
Keys, phones, headphones, socks, thermonuclear weapons – some things just always seem to go missing. Believe it or not, there ...
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Boeing’s B-47 Stratojet Goes Cold War Spying: The story of the RB-47
Originally designed as a medium bomber, the B-47 also had a lesser known and more secretive role in the Cold War, serving in a reconnaissance role as the RB-47 to monitor the Soviet military and ...
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The Supersonic Cold War Bomber That President Jimmy Carter Never Liked
Which could develop and produce a long-range strategic bomber and make enough of them to keep the other country on its toes? This led to the development of bombers like the B-47, a record ...